Category: Orchid Doctor

PHALAENOPSIS: Buds Turn Brown and Fall Off, Under Lights

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Conditions may be too cold or too dry; try increasing humidity and in the winter enclose them is a plastic tent. A83-266 Read More

PHALAENOPSIS: Buds Turn Yellow

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago In winter, if there is no ethylene contamination, the plants need more light. OB86-220 Read More

PHALAENOPSIS: Chill Treatment

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago To get them to flower when everything appears favorable, lower the night temperature in the late fall for a spell to about 55 dF. A87-818 Read More

PHALAENOPSIS: Clonal Propagation From Flower Nodes

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago How to do it in a media with anticontaminants added; for the technique or procedures, refer to AU82-21 Read More

PHALAENOPSIS: Commercial Culture

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago A huge operation still contains pointers in its operation for the hobbyist: keep the roots wet on a sloped, water-soaked mat-table, use a fine potting mix of scoria and pine bark so capillary actio... Read More

PHALAENOPSIS: Continuous Blooming Not Advised

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago In South Florida summer conditions can be harsh and hot and there is a possibility the plant may dehydrate severely and damage may be irreversible; remove the inflorescence at the base. F82-55 Read More

PHALAENOPSIS: Cool Growing Them At 58 Deg.f.

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago The mix is bark, moss and charcoal; repot at 18 months intervals from February to October only; use crock on end for drainage; lower temperatures are harder on whites, for pinks most rewarding; low... Read More

PHALAENOPSIS: Cultural Cautions

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Misting the leaves in hot steamy humidity can damage them; spent inflorescences can be cut back with a clean blade to a dormant node, and it can be left to store up energy to produce a new better b... Read More

PHALAENOPSIS: Culture for Beginners

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Flower stems can be cut off above a node to induce branching; keikis can be cut off with roots and planted; provide a minimum temperature of 15 dC (60 dF) but preferably a bit higher for optimal gr... Read More

PHALAENOPSIS: Culture to Develop Sets of Leaves

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago A lack of nitrogen or phosphorous makes leaves mature early; a bark media needs high rates of fertilizer to feed micro-organisms breaking down the bark. A71-1021 Read More